beat out
verb
beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out
1
: to make or perform by or as if by beating
2
: to mark or accompany by beating
3
: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base
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Emerging from the Working group, Penny beat out 2,499 other canines spread across seven different groups containing 204 total breeds to win the coveted prize.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
D’Amaro, 54, beat out three other internal candidates for the job and was a Wall Street favorite.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The question now is to what degree those new low-carbon technologies can beat out growth in gas generation.
—Justin Worland, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The Curry Truffle Ramen beat out offerings from every past Ramen Rumble winner, including Red Panda Noodle, Ramen Takagi, Morimoto Asia, The Osprey, Seito Sushi Baldwin Park and Kai Asian Street Fare — all of whom brought their A game.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
D’Amaro, 54, beat out three other internal candidates for the job and was a Wall Street favorite.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The question now is to what degree those new low-carbon technologies can beat out growth in gas generation.
—Justin Worland, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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